one of the best things along with dieting ofcource for some one who is trying to lose weight to do,is to combine weight trainning with cardio workouts but in our gyms,in most cases we start the members who are trying to lose weight with a cardio workout only,the reason,we don't want to stress the body of some one who is new to exercise with a heavy workout load right at the start,also we want to make sure that the member is following the right eating regimen and is sucesfull in losing the first few kilos,once that is done,weight trainning is added,we have been very pleased with the results.